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0 pointshellofunk8y ago0 comments

The nice thing about C++ is that it is so widely used that for just about any task you can find examples of how to do it (usually many different ways to do something), especially for tasks like this article. You will also find plenty of C example, which you could also use in C++.

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arcticbull8y ago

Unfortunately 90% of them will be outdated/wrong/unsafe. Being backward compatible with 30 years of code means you're unlikely to find the right answer for the present. And worse, you won't know it.

hellofunkOP8y ago

I think you are spouting a bit of hyperbole. Some might be unsafe but there are more good examples out there than you are willing to admit. And many use modern C++ and demonstrate smart techniques.

If you are not being hyperbolic then please backup your 90% claim.

lossolo8y ago

You base your 90% claim based on what? I have entirely different experience and I am using C++14 and C. K&R "C programming language" is from 1978 and it's still one of the best books about C still used in 2017. I see many stackoverflow answers updated from C++98 to C++11/14 and some even to C++17.

kibwen8y ago

As someone whose first introduction to C was through K&R, and still has that torn and tattered copy on his bookshelf, the idea that we're still recommending K&R as "one of the best books about C" only validates arcticbull's (sadly-downvoted) point.

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